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Fairview pursues Sandy Boulevard corridor plan with $6.5 million construction award and $1.2 million planning grant
Summary
Council heard plans for a corridor planning effort on Sandy Boulevard that received $1.2 million for planning and $6.5 million toward construction; staff emphasized focused outreach to residents and freight stakeholders and a phased schedule through 2028.
City staff and consultant representatives described a multi‑phase planning and design effort for Sandy Boulevard during the Feb. 19 meeting, highlighting an outreach‑centered corridor plan, a planning grant and a separate construction award.
Staff reported an awarded regional Metro flexible funds grant of $1.2 million. Of that, about $460,000 was earmarked to complete a 10% planning/design package and expanded, door‑to‑door community engagement focused on residents and freight users on Sandy. Staff said the remaining planning funds would be applied to later 30%–60% design. Separately, staff said the project received a $6.5 million construction award from a regional funding round to build safety and pedestrian improvements for the corridor as far as Quail Hollow; staff noted the award fell short of the $20 million originally sought to complete the corridor end‑to‑end.
The planning deliverable is intended to produce a conceptual cross‑section and site‑specific needs that will allow engineering to move quickly into 30% and higher designs. Staff described current activities: existing‑conditions data collection, survey work, outreach starting in mid‑April to resident associations and freight stakeholders (including the Oregon Trucking Association) and targeted walk audits with consultants. The project team indicated concepts would be returned to council by summer 2025 with a final planning product expected in late 2025 or winter 2026; staff said construction funds require spending authorization by June 2028 and that a spring 2027 design schedule is likely for early engineering.
Councilors asked how staff would engage residents, and staff outlined a mixed strategy: mailers, yard signs, online surveys, door‑to‑door canvassing, translation services in Spanish and Russian, and meetings in on‑site community rooms where available (for example, at Quail Hollow). Council expressed particular concern about truck conflict points and constrained right‑of‑way in industrial stretches; staff said the outreach would include freight operators so proposed fixes are practical for industry users and residents. Staff also discussed potential right‑of‑way acquisitions for targeted widening and stormwater treatment improvements.
No formal council action was taken; staff will return with community input and conceptual designs for council review and subsequent design phases.
